List of ambassadors of the Republic of China to Guatemala

The Taiwanese Ambassador to Guatemala is the official representative of the Republic of China to the Republic of Guatemala.[1]

Taiwanese Ambassador to Guatemala
Incumbent
John Chieng-Chung Lai
since 1 October 2015
Inaugural holderLi Chin
Formation1 August 1956 (1956-08-01)

History
  • In 1935 diplomatic relations between the governments of Guatemala and the Republic of China were established, when the Consulate General of the Republic of China was installed in Guatemala City.
  • In 1954 the rank of the representation rose from Consulate General to Legation.
  • In 1960 the rank of the representation rose from Legation to Embassy.[2]

List of representatives
Start date Ambassador Chinese language
zh:中華民國駐瓜地馬拉大使列表		 Notes Premier of the Republic of China President of Guatemala End date
August 1, 1956 Li Chin zh:李琴 Yu Hung-Chun Carlos Castillo Armas July 1, 1959
July 1, 1959 Wang Feng 汪丰 [3] Chen Cheng Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes October 1, 1960
October 1, 1960 Wang Feng 汪丰 Chen Cheng Miguel Ydígoras Fuentes January 1, 1972
January 1, 1972 Mao Chi-hsien 毛起鷴 [4] Chiang Ching-kuo Carlos Arana Osorio October 1, 1979
October 1, 1979 Hsueh Jen-yang zh:薛人仰 [5] Sun Yun-suan Fernando Romeo Lucas García May 1, 1981
May 1, 1981 Loh I-Cheng 陆以正 Until 1996, he was the ambassador in Pretoria. Sun Yun-suan Fernando Romeo Lucas García December 1, 1985
1990 Francisco Ou zh:歐鴻鍊 Hau Pei-tsun Marco Vinicio Cerezo Arévalo 1996
1997 Andrew J. S. Wu 吴仁修 Vincent Siew Álvaro Arzú Irigoyen January 1, 2002
January 1, 2002 Francisco Lung Yuan Hwang 黃瀧元 Yu Shyi-kun Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera October 1, 2002
October 1, 2002 Francisco Ou zh:歐鴻鍊 Yu Shyi-kun Alfonso Antonio Portillo Cabrera May 1, 2008
June 1, 2008 Adolfo Ta-chen Sun 孙大成 [6] Liu Chao-shiuan Álvaro Colom October 1, 2015
October 1, 2015 John Chieng-Chung Lai 賴建中 Until 2001, he was the ambassador to Honduras.[7] Mao Chi-kuo Álvaro Colom

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References
  1. Embassy of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Guatemala City,
  2. Taiwan Hoy LAZOS ESTRECHOS Y SOLIDOS CON GUATEMALA,
  3. Wang Feng
  4. Mao Chi-hsien
  5. Hsueh Jen-yang
  6. Adolfo Ta-chen Sun
  7. John Chieng-Chung Lai
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